I got this in response to an ad about finding a new home for my horse.
Hello seller,
i saw your advert while surfing via the internet and am willing
and interested to buy it.get back to me via my email if it is
still available for sale.
Are you the owner???
State its condition.
will like to know if you accept cashier check or money order as a method of payment.
What is your last offer????
I look forward to read from you soonest.
Best regards
Do they even realize that "it" is a horse??!! I insulted them thoroughly and trashed the message. That and I'm interested in finding my horse a home, not sell him!!! They'd have to come ride him at least once before I even considered selling him to them!!
Of course, this email is a scam, so sellers beware!
2007-01-29 05:04:30 · 7 answers · asked by nokhada5 4 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I put this in pets, since I was unsure of the right category.
2007-01-29 05:05:18 · update #1
I have gotten some crazy ones too. A few were actually real buyers that are so crazy. One wrote me to send a pic of the horse (no pic in ad) so he could decide if he was going to buy it. Any one who will decide based on a picture need never own a horse, and he doesn't get to decide if he'll buy, I do. I've also got alot of these generic ones like you have. Be very carful of any e-mails with bad grammar, lack of horse sence (refering to it, and condition), and the discussion of money in the first e-mail. This isn't e-bay, it's a live animal. Glad to see there are wary sellers out there. Keep your guard up, and protect your horses! Best of luck!
2007-01-29 06:52:01 · answer #1 · answered by auequine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I hate getting emails like this. Mostly they are from a person claiming to live in another country and going to have a horse hub pick your horse up right after they send you a (illegal) cashiers check or money order. My best friend fell for a scam like this. When she got the cashier check it was made out for a whole lot more money than she was asking and about an hour after she got her mail- the hubby showed up. She thought that maybe it was fishy- but when the hubby driver showed her a note from the man that sent the check that she was suppose to cash the check and give the extra cash to the driver. She went to the bank and it got passed off so she got the money and gave the rest to the driver. Then they loaded up the horse and then the driver left. About a week after that the police was knocking on her door saying that she had cashed an illegal cashier check that was not valid. When she tried to contact the man who got her horse- she couldn't...it was like he didn't exsist. Not only did her horse get stolen from her- but she had to pay the bank back the money that the cashier check gave her.
2007-01-29 13:15:28 · answer #2 · answered by silvaspurranch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you are trying to find a home for your horse, it wouldn't surprise me at all if the person was a killer buyer. They have been lurking in unsuspecting ways. These killer buyers are getting bold. I read a report recently about two people answering ads. The ads read something within the sort, Pay Cash for Horses. Unwanted, Old, Lame, Okay. A couple of people answered this ad and the older man that spoke with them, told these people exactly what they wanted to hear. The horses would be going to good homes, etc., etc. When the man picked up the horse(s), he had them sign a statement (telling them that it was just a statement he bought the horses). Which in fact, turned out to be a Wave of all rights. The form stated that he was able to do whatever he felt fit to do with the horses. So be aware of these. Since he/she is trying to buy it unseen, it sounds very much like one of the killer buyers games to get horses.
2007-01-29 19:25:13 · answer #3 · answered by Veneta T 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lately on many internet sites that you can sell things on have been being surfed by (Nigerian Scammers) They will ask you if you take money order or cashiers check to see if you will. Then they will send you one or the other as payment. But the catch is.....they are sending you a fraudulent money order or cashiers check.....
The norm is they will tell you you can have more than you are asking for your item if you send them the rest of the money from the check.
ex: you are selling something for $ 500, they send you a $6,000 check. Tell you to take $1,000 and send them the rest Western Union . And sometimes send your item to them too. Then after a few weeks your bank wants the $6,000 cause the check/ money order was fraudulent....not to mention you can go to jail for just having had possession of a fraudulent check or money order.....and then on top of that you cashed it......
2007-01-29 13:20:20 · answer #4 · answered by RaeRae 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they don't think you are stupid. It's a standard form letter they send to anyone and everyone. I received the same scam letter when listing my home on a private sale site. They're not interested in your horse, or my house. They are thieves preying upon the gullible.
2007-01-29 13:16:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
yeah, someone thats interested in buying the horse to raise in a stable and have as lovely pet would be nicer, more respectful, give address, number, ask more questions and what not. this person seems like a crack.
2007-01-29 13:11:41 · answer #6 · answered by Twilite 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They seem to be a broker for something like e bay or craig's list.
2007-01-29 13:13:11 · answer #7 · answered by Liligirl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋